LAVAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lavage" is a kind of...):

irrigation ((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lavage"):

gastric lavage (washing out the stomach with sterile water or a saltwater solution; removes blood or poisons)

Derivation:

lave (cleanse (one's body) with soap and water)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb lavage